Air traffic
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In 2006 more than 1.4 million passengers travelled through Picardy main airport Beauvais-Tillé.
The number of passengers visiting it increased from 200,000 passengers to 1.4 millions during the last 10 years.
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Largest Airport
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Paris Beauvais Airport includes low costs airlines such as: Ryanair (80% of the traffic), Wizzair, Central Wings and Blue Air, flying to a number of European cities.
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International Airports
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Beauvais-Tillé: Ryanair flights from Beauvais to Dublin, Glasgow and Shannon, Stockholm, Copenhague, Budapest, Katowice, Rome, Milan, Barcelone, Casablanca.
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Useful Contacts
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Airline bookings and pricings: www.ryanair.com, www.wizzair.com, www.centralwings.com
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Passengers
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In Picardy, more than 35200 train passengers travel every day by TER in Picardy and about 365 000 per year use the TGV.
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Regional Rail Network
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Picardy accounts for 1484 kms of mainline railways and local railways operating throughout the region.
The most frequented lines are linked to Paris (Creil, Chantilly and Orly la Ville).
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National Rail Network
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Picardy accounts for 134 km of high speed lines.
TGV Haute Picardie links many destinations to South (Lyon, Bordeaux) and North of france(Rennes, Paris).
LGV Nord, high-speed line of 333 km from Paris to the Belgian border and to the Channel Tunnel.
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International Rail
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Connection to Eurostar via Paris.
Connection to Eurotunnel via Calais.
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Useful Contacts
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Railway bookings and pricings:
www.eurostar.com, www.raileurope.co.uk, www.sncf.fr, www.eurotunnel.com
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Daily Traffic level
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More than xx total vehicles in use every day accross the regional road network.
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Road network
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Picardy accounts for 5% of the total French road network including: 550kms of motorways and 1185kms of roads.
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Main motorways
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A29: on 224 kms between Amiens and Neufchâtel-en-Bray via Saint Quentin.
A16 l'européenne on 312 kms, from Val d'Oise department to Belgium border via Beauvais, Amiens, Abbeville in Picardy and Boulogne, Calais and Dunkerque in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais
A26 autoroute des Anglais:from Calais, via Arras and Reims to Troyes.
A1 autoroute du Nord:the most frequented, from Paris to Lille, Crossign Picardy via Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport and Astérix Park.
A28:from Abbeville to Tours via Rouen, Alençon and Le Mans. It is part of the north-south european axis.
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Distances
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Driving distance from Paris to Beauvais: 1hour (80kms)
Driving distance from Paris to Abbeville: 2hours(180kms)
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Useful contacts
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Car Rental:
www.hertz.fr, www.avis.fr, www.rentacar.fr, www.europcar.com, www.easycar.com
Traffic Information:
www.autoroutes-trafic.fr, www.infotrafic.com, www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr
Itineraries:
www.www.viamichelin.fr, www.mappy.com, www.igg.fr
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Main Harbours
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The coastline of Bay of Somme accounts for the touristic Crotoy Port, the most active, and the Hourdel Port.
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Canals Network
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Picardy accounts 46 fluvial harbours along its 700 kms of navigable rivers.
Fluvial transport accounts for 3,1 millions tons of merchandises.
Project "canal Seine-Nord-Europe" as wide load itinerray, crossing departments of Oise, Somme,Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
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Ferry Ports
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There are no ferries in Picardy. The nearest are:
In Normandy: Ferries go to Dieppe from Newhaven via Transmanchferries
In Nord Pas-de-Calais: Ferries go to Boulogne, Calais,Dunkirk from Dover via SeaFrance, Norfolkline,P&O and Speedferries.
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Useful Contacts
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Ferry bookings and pricings:
www.hoverspeed.com, www.norfolkline.com, www.POferries.com,www.seafrance.com, www.speedferries.com
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Property Sales